The Latest Breaking News from Pandemic

Gardai take to the streets in roster protest - and plan another 'day of action'

The protest follows the moving of gardai to a new roster during the Covid-19 pandemic

Irish Mirror · Mar 13, 2023

Qatar Airways looking to restart its Cardiff to Doha route

In the year before the pandemic the route carried nearly 100,000 passengers

Wales Online · Mar 13, 2023

'We need to do better' - over 14,000 people died with Covid after catching it in hospital

Over 14,000 people in England and Wales died with Covid after catching the virus in hospital - these were all people who had attended for another reason, be it surgery, cancer treatment, or following an accident

Daily Mirror · Mar 13, 2023

Jay Ambrose: A small Kentucky college starts a burst of new life

It wasn’t a 9/11 terrorist attack, a Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, a new COVID-19 pandemic or still another mass shooting, but the opposite. It was something beautiful and inspiring, a look upward instead of downward. To be sure, it was unexpected and of attention-grabbing importance, but it was…

Tribune News Service · Mar 13, 2023

Virtual or in person: Which kind of doctor’s visit is better, and when it matters

When the COVID-19 pandemic swept the country in early 2020 and emptied doctors’ offices nationwide, telemedicine was suddenly thrust into the spotlight. Patients and their physicians turned to virtual visits by video or phone rather than risk meeting face-to-face.

Tribune News Service · Mar 13, 2023

Dad dies just one week after being told his cancer is terminal on a Teams call

Mark Davies was given the devastating diagnosis on a Teams call after he and his wife Hannah made 19 calls for a GP appointment but had to make do with a remote one due to the pandemic

Daily Mirror · Mar 13, 2023

New normal? Sydney and Melbourne public transport use still at 80% of pre-Covid levels

The latest data shows an average of two days a week of work from home, fewer cars on the road and less-crowded trains

The Guardian - AU · Mar 13, 2023

Lousy buildings and a heat pandemic a lethal combination

Properly designed and built homes deliver so many ‘win-wins’ that could end our ‘heat pandemic’ it’s a mystery there’s not more of them.

360info · Mar 13, 2023

Russians putting down roots in kingdom

Russian tourists have been flocking to Thailand since pandemic travel restrictions were eased, with many choosing to invest in the kingdom's real estate sector after an extended holiday in the country.

Bangkok Post · Mar 12, 2023

Inside one woman's fight to stave off homelessness as eviction cases flood courts

LOS ANGELES — In her small studio apartment in Westlake, Leticia Graham stared at her tablet as the courtroom on her screen filled with people like her: renters facing eviction. With mounting panic, she realized she was supposed to have been there in person.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 12, 2023